A number is multiplied by 6 and then 14 is subtracted. The answer is 52. What is the number?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 11
- Step 1: Work backwards: add 14 to 52 to get 66.
- Step 2: Divide by 6: 66 / 6 = 11.
Answer
11.
Why not the others: 8 comes from subtracting 14 instead of adding, 13 from adding 14 then dividing by 5, and 6 is the multiplier.
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